The five shoreline towns that comprise Vista’s campus begin east of New Haven in the historic town of Guilford and stretch to the Connecticut River town of Old Saybrook.
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Vista students and members live in this five town region. Each community has much to offer. The region is linked by public bus service along U.S. Route 1, and the towns are located along the I-95 corridor, midway between New York City and Boston. Amtrak service and the Shoreline East commuter trains also follow the Connecticut shoreline and provide easy access nationally and regionally.
Each contiguous town is listed below from west to east with its own website address for local accommodations, restaurants, and additional information.
Guilford - www.guilfordct.com
Vista’s Transition Apartments are located here. Guilford is known for its large historic town green surrounded with attractive shops, galleries, and fine restaurants. Modern medical advantages include the new Yale-New Haven Shoreline Medical Center, “offering state-of-the-art health care of a national academic medical center” to Guilford.
Madison - www.madisonct.com
Vista’s Madison office and training center is located in the middle of town, and at this center is the Outreach Members' Clubhouse, Vista's Day Program and an array of program services. Madison is a picturesque shoreline community with outstanding town beaches, in addition to a State Park with 2 miles of pristine beach on Long Island Sound. The town center has unique shops and restaurants, an art cinema, and a nationally acclaimed bookstore.
Clinton - www.clintonct.com
Canterbury Common, a Vista member condominium complex which Vista created and supports, and Clinton House, a Vista-owned residence for Outreach members, are located here. Both Vista sites offer a full range of services. The town of Clinton stretches along Route 1 with many local businesses, as well as national retail outlets nearby. Clinton abounds with apartment complexes and is home to 70+ Vista Outreach Program members.
Westbrook - www.visitwestbrookct.com
Westbrook is where Vista was founded in 1989 and is the location of the dormitory style Residence, where new students live and learn when they arrive at Vista. Vista has classes and administrative offices at this site, which is in the center of town near local shops, banks and restaurants. Many Outreach members live in their own apartment or condominium in Westbrook. Nearby Middlesex Hospital Shoreline Medical Center offers 24-hour convenient medical services. A local mall features national chain stores.
Old Saybrook
www.oldsaybrookchamber.com
Many Outreach Program members live and work in Old Saybrook, a town located where the Connecticut River enters Long Island Sound and the Atlantic Ocean. The downtown has a variety of shops and restaurants which students and members frequent. More than 20 students are employed at retail stores in the Old Saybrook Shopping Center, which is easily accessed by the shoreline shuttle.